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Reviews On The Logic Of Causation Research

Posted on:2005-09-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z J CaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360122492757Subject:Logic
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It is very essential to have a causation concept for mankind when they self-executed the movable activities. Man can not deviate the basic principle from the causational rules when they studied any of the social phenomena. The concept of causation had provoked many controversies during its history. The author had made an original and wide-ranging investigation of the causation theory from its history of beginning & developing. And then, given the definition of causation for all forms, and also given the definition of the deduction, in-deduction of each form with a perspective of logic. This study is a complementary of the deterministic causality.Our study just starting with the paradigm of causation and we can distinguish four genera of causation from its most obvious forms. We abstracted four genera causations from its definitions, namely: complete, necessary, partial and contingent causation. When these genera and their negations are combined together in every which way, and tested for consistency, it is found that only four species of causation remain conceivable. Thereafter, we discussed their rules, inference and validity for the purpose of better understanding of the relation between the cause and effect, and also for their logical properties.
Keywords/Search Tags:cause, effect, causation rule, causality, causal relation, causal logic
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